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political points and the issues with the presidential election or the president and his educational policies i am focused on the local situation. but arne.duncan and the obama administration have been very helpful in this race to the top help in chicago get what it needs to achieve thank you. >>that was mayor rahm emanuel discussing the teacher's strike ... good afternoon i'm dina bair >>i'm nancy loo in for steve sanders this is the first teacher's strike in 25 years in chicago both sides are back at the bargaining table tonya francisco is live with the latest at school board headquarters mayor rahm emanuel said those talks resume-1130 this morning the big lines are still going strong here at the school board headquarters and the more than 600 schools across the city ... this is the first time chicago public schoolteachers have walked the picket line in 25 years ... they are loud and they are proud but this middle school teacher says he's nervous: >>whenever you forgo a paycheck for the sake of righteousness it's not easy ... >>bye he says the chicago teachers union had no choice h
political points and the issues with the presidential election or the president and his educational policies i am focused on the local situation. but arne.duncan and the obama administration have been very helpful in this race to the top help in chicago get what it needs to achieve thank you. >>that was mayor rahm emanuel discussing the teacher's strike ... good afternoon i'm dina bair >>i'm nancy loo in for steve sanders this is the first teacher's strike in 25 years in chicago...
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has now become ground zero in the battle over how we as a nation will educate our children but we embrace the public school system the thomas jefferson and horace mann works hard to create support teachers who perform one of the most important jobs in our society or we will we hand off educating our kids to the money changers in the corporate c.e.o.'s see education as a get rich quick scheme keep an eye on the windy city for more on this who are bring in mike staff writer for in these times and neil mccabe stamper staff writer for human events gentlemen great to have you both with us mike what's your take on the story behind the story here what's going on with the strike or i mean what's going on in this strike is basically that chicago schools are in a position where they're not able to operate i mean you've got mary manual throwing folks out left and right you've got zero funding compared to the suburbs chicago schools have a third of the funding the chicago suburbs meanwhile rahm emanuel is diverting taxpayer money away from the schools in the form of tiffs and sending them to groups l
has now become ground zero in the battle over how we as a nation will educate our children but we embrace the public school system the thomas jefferson and horace mann works hard to create support teachers who perform one of the most important jobs in our society or we will we hand off educating our kids to the money changers in the corporate c.e.o.'s see education as a get rich quick scheme keep an eye on the windy city for more on this who are bring in mike staff writer for in these times and...
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that invests more in education. and it is a choice between a politician who rewards companies that ship american jobs overseas, or a leader who brings jobs back home. this is the choice before us. and to me, to my generation, and for all the generations to come, our choice is clear. our choice is a man who has always chosen us, a man who already is our president, barack obama. in the end, the american dream, the american dream is not a sprint. or even a marathon. but a relay. our families don't always cross the finish line in the span of one generation, but each generation passes on to the next the fruits of their labor. my grandmother never owned a house. she cleaned other people's houses so she could afford to rent her own, but she saw her daughter become the first in the family to graduate from college. and my mother fought hard for civil rights, so that instead of a mop, i could hold this microphone. and while she may -- while she may be proud of me tonight, i got to tell you, mom, i am even more proud of you. t
that invests more in education. and it is a choice between a politician who rewards companies that ship american jobs overseas, or a leader who brings jobs back home. this is the choice before us. and to me, to my generation, and for all the generations to come, our choice is clear. our choice is a man who has always chosen us, a man who already is our president, barack obama. in the end, the american dream, the american dream is not a sprint. or even a marathon. but a relay. our families don't...
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the average cost to educate a child there's a thousand dollars a year that's that's what's that those are the resources given to them in the suburban schools right around chicago it's twenty three to twenty four thousand dollars per student per year are we back where lynn and johnson was in the war on poverty isn't it time for those kind of numbers to be front and center. rather than testing teachers we have a little less than a minute charge absolutely and i think in some ways the reason that we see teachers blame the reason we see unions blame is because a lot of people in the elite class in this country have given up on the idea that we could integrate schools integration has moved backward have moved back on the idea that we can fully fund schools and so there is this vacuum where it seems politically impossible to provide the funding and provide the programming to make equal education a reality and so instead it's easier to beat up on the teachers than to fight for redistribution in terms of resources and in terms of national priorities and so that in the vacuum of that kind of p
the average cost to educate a child there's a thousand dollars a year that's that's what's that those are the resources given to them in the suburban schools right around chicago it's twenty three to twenty four thousand dollars per student per year are we back where lynn and johnson was in the war on poverty isn't it time for those kind of numbers to be front and center. rather than testing teachers we have a little less than a minute charge absolutely and i think in some ways the reason that...
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i think this has been an opportunity for people across the nation have their voices heard. and i think we're moving in the right direction. >> the strike has ended. chicago public school teachers return to the classroom nine days after launching their first strike and a quarter of a century. chicago teachers union president karen lewis joins us to talk about the strike, chicago mayor rahm emanuel, and what this means for education reform across the country. then mitt romney and the 47%. >> pulitzer prize-winning journalist david cay johnston on the secret romney video that has shaken the presidential race. the net romney's on tax policy. >> romney's plan is george to be bush's plan on steroids. george w. bush gave 12.5% of his tax cuts to the top 10th of 1%. romney's plan gives one-third of the tax cuts to the top 10th of 1%. theey's plan gives 57% of total cuts in his package to the top 1%. that is people that make more than about $400,000 a year. astonishing how heavily weighed it is to the top. >> we will speak about his new book, "the fine print: how big companies use '
i think this has been an opportunity for people across the nation have their voices heard. and i think we're moving in the right direction. >> the strike has ended. chicago public school teachers return to the classroom nine days after launching their first strike and a quarter of a century. chicago teachers union president karen lewis joins us to talk about the strike, chicago mayor rahm emanuel, and what this means for education reform across the country. then mitt romney and the 47%....
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education reform. critics have called it brainwashing because it glosses over key moments in china's history, perhaps most important, the massacre in 1989, when hundreds maybe thousands of people were killed at the habds of china's military. this would have seen the subject -- primary and secondary schools by 2015, but over the weekend, the chief executive did a turn around and said it would no longer be mandatory. still, this is a victory for people power this weekend. >> all right. interesting development there. now, let's check in with anderson cooper. >> following breaking news tonight, news that affects hundreds of 9/11 responders. they will now have health coverage for 58 kinds of cancer. health officials expanded the law today. we'll talk to sanjay gupta and a former firefighter. in politics, while the romney campaign is stressing their focus on the economy, seems they may have launched into a kind of culture war and what are the real issues keeping americans up at night? got some surprisinging
education reform. critics have called it brainwashing because it glosses over key moments in china's history, perhaps most important, the massacre in 1989, when hundreds maybe thousands of people were killed at the habds of china's military. this would have seen the subject -- primary and secondary schools by 2015, but over the weekend, the chief executive did a turn around and said it would no longer be mandatory. still, this is a victory for people power this weekend. >> all right....
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many of the policies at issue in chicago are being pushed a national scale by secretary of education arne duncan, former chicago public schools cheat. rahm emanuel remains a close ally to president obama. he announced he's stepping down from his position as co-chair president of and is re-election campaign to help raise money for a pro-obama super pac called priorities usa action. in a moment, we will be drawn by three guests in chicago. first, the voices of union leaders, teachers, and parents responding to the call to strike. we start with a parent of a chicago public schools to them. >> as a local member, i support the efforts of the chicago teachers union in this labor negotiation because i believe there are fighting to make schools in chicago better for all kids. i say that because the mayor talked at length about providing a world-class education for chicago's kids, but what we know is the mayor's kids are getting 1 at the university of chicago laboratory schools. why are the reforms the mayor is trying to push through the same at that school? more music, libraries for kids? th
many of the policies at issue in chicago are being pushed a national scale by secretary of education arne duncan, former chicago public schools cheat. rahm emanuel remains a close ally to president obama. he announced he's stepping down from his position as co-chair president of and is re-election campaign to help raise money for a pro-obama super pac called priorities usa action. in a moment, we will be drawn by three guests in chicago. first, the voices of union leaders, teachers, and parents...
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department of education. i think the compromise, as you called it,id secure some pieces that will improve the capacity of teachers to improve we valuation as well as as well as for the city to do the evaluations in productive ways. but there are some real land mines in the teacher evaluation landscape that are certainly being contended all over the country. >> suarez: on the picket lines, professor, you heard a lot of teachers talking about not these technical disputes but about respect. the chicago teachers union had delivered a generati of labor peace, there hasn' hadn't been a strike in 25 years, they worked with school closings, reassignments and were still being blamed for everything that was going wrong with education in chicago. was there more at play here than just the contract negotiation? >> oh, absolutely. i think we have also seen over recent years a battle between different visions of what we need to do to improve education in the united states and one piece of what's been ignored in this that co
department of education. i think the compromise, as you called it,id secure some pieces that will improve the capacity of teachers to improve we valuation as well as as well as for the city to do the evaluations in productive ways. but there are some real land mines in the teacher evaluation landscape that are certainly being contended all over the country. >> suarez: on the picket lines, professor, you heard a lot of teachers talking about not these technical disputes but about respect....
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education reform. critics have called it brainwashing because it glosses over key moments in china's history, perhaps most important, the massacre in 1989, when hundreds maybe thousands of people were killed at the habds of china's military. this would have seen the subject -- primary and secondary schools by 2015, but over the weekend, the chief executive did a turn around and said it would no longer be mandatory. still, this is a victory for people power this weekend. >> all right. interesting development there. now, let's check in with jesse jackson jr. is back in washington after several week of treatment for bipolar depression and though he hadn't been seen since may, it took some time for many to understand where he was. his staff said jackson hoped to be back on capitol hill today, but no sign of him so far, but his long time friend visited him in treatment and has been in constant contact with him. i spoke to him earlier and asked him how jackson is doing. >> he is with his family and he is dea
education reform. critics have called it brainwashing because it glosses over key moments in china's history, perhaps most important, the massacre in 1989, when hundreds maybe thousands of people were killed at the habds of china's military. this would have seen the subject -- primary and secondary schools by 2015, but over the weekend, the chief executive did a turn around and said it would no longer be mandatory. still, this is a victory for people power this weekend. >> all right....
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we are training and all of that kind of stuff. >> it is a national greatness argument. a lot of these things as you say. >> rose: and national exceptionalism. >> that has just been split sighed as a term. >> it is like training, education and so forth, don't sell bumper stickers or what have you, he is tried in the past to frame them in at that larger way, through state of the union address to his georgetown speech in 2009 where he used the phrase the new foundation, you know, he has not yet fou a easy way to kind of encap still late what do all of these disparate things mean, what does the tax credit have to do with our future and fit into the larger vision? and as you say for a great communicator to have not found a way to transmit that to the larger public. >> rose: and you and i are both fascinated by leadership and how somebody exercises it, what can't you get your hands around about this president? >> it is a great question. gosh, there is so much, actually, i went back, it is interest, a piece i wrote tis week, i went back and read all of the man and his profiles
we are training and all of that kind of stuff. >> it is a national greatness argument. a lot of these things as you say. >> rose: and national exceptionalism. >> that has just been split sighed as a term. >> it is like training, education and so forth, don't sell bumper stickers or what have you, he is tried in the past to frame them in at that larger way, through state of the union address to his georgetown speech in 2009 where he used the phrase the new foundation, you...
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i remind everybody, you're an educator, also a mom, a television host, a writer. you wear a lot of different hats. a lot of people question union officials of locking out the poorest, the most vulnerable parents. a lot of these parents working multiple jobs, they have to scramble to then provide child care for their kids, meanwhile worried about when this is actually going to be takingien of. to teachers lose a pr war? >> i don't think some i think parents overwhelmingly in the city, it looked like chicago public school parents were on the side of chicago public teachers in large part because the teachers were talking about the things that kids needed in classrooms. but i think the point is that whether, sort of who lost the pr battle, but the fact that kids in the chicago public schools lost two things. they lost time and they also were made vulnerable to the incredible violence in the streets there. in addition to all the other things i am, i'm also the aunt of a group of young people who are in the chicago public schools. i have nieces and nephews there, and th
i remind everybody, you're an educator, also a mom, a television host, a writer. you wear a lot of different hats. a lot of people question union officials of locking out the poorest, the most vulnerable parents. a lot of these parents working multiple jobs, they have to scramble to then provide child care for their kids, meanwhile worried about when this is actually going to be takingien of. to teachers lose a pr war? >> i don't think some i think parents overwhelmingly in the city, it...
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national association of professional women is the largest connected organization in terms of making a network for professional women in our country. and so what we're looking to always hear is a candidate who speaks for us and speaks to us. i can't honestly say that the rnc provided a whole lot of hope in the area of women's health, women's small businesses, and women's further education. >> you know, former secretary madeline albright was on earlier this week. she said she does not have any idea how a woman could vote for mitt romney. do you believe those words are too strong or accurate? i know you're a supporter of president obama, so that will probably be seen as a softball question, but were those words too harsh? we know there are women who support governor romney. >> you know, i know there are women that support governor romney, but you know from me, for a woman's position in this election, i look at issues that are very close to my own heart. that's health care. that's justice and in those two areas, equality and health care, that's where the failure comes in from a woman's pe
national association of professional women is the largest connected organization in terms of making a network for professional women in our country. and so what we're looking to always hear is a candidate who speaks for us and speaks to us. i can't honestly say that the rnc provided a whole lot of hope in the area of women's health, women's small businesses, and women's further education. >> you know, former secretary madeline albright was on earlier this week. she said she does not have...
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on one hand, we expect education to solve poverty. on the other hand, it is poverty that inhibits the ability for a lot of our kids to be educated. i ask the question, is part of this intentional? the national conversation, the corporate conversation is poverty doesn't matter and a good teacher in front of every kid is what matters. i say, this is a convenient way of doing nothing at all. we have to do both but we are not doing both. why isn't the conversation about doing both and why aren't the policies and reforms targeted at doing both. i thank them for doing it. >> i don't think it's like what bill and melinda gates are up to. i think people would prefer not to spend government money on antipoverty programs. i don't think it's the agenda for the center of american progress, a promoter for education reforms. i think it's telling the reason in chicago you are going to have the school closures is the expansion. nobody forces a parent to send their kid to charter school. >> if it's closed, then actually, the more charter schools and p
on one hand, we expect education to solve poverty. on the other hand, it is poverty that inhibits the ability for a lot of our kids to be educated. i ask the question, is part of this intentional? the national conversation, the corporate conversation is poverty doesn't matter and a good teacher in front of every kid is what matters. i say, this is a convenient way of doing nothing at all. we have to do both but we are not doing both. why isn't the conversation about doing both and why aren't...
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i wouldn't expect it to have national implications though, tyler. president obama and his education secretary arne duncan have in fact had a bit of a mixed relationship with teachers unions. yes, they are wholeheartedly, those unions, are in support of president obama's re-election as compared to mitt romney, but as arne duncan has implemented the administration's education strategy, teachers unions don't like some aspects of it. at some level the fact that a high-profile ally of president obama is seen taking on the teachers union, that deals, in some small way, with the criticism that president obama gets from republicans as being too pro-union. the other thing to consider in terms of the potential electoral implications is the state of illinois is not a battleground state in this election. it is safely in the democratic column so i suspect president obama is going to be content to let rahm emanuel work this out. as phil lebeau and kevin tibbles were suggesting, think they'll probably work it out in the next few days. >>> down here at the new york
i wouldn't expect it to have national implications though, tyler. president obama and his education secretary arne duncan have in fact had a bit of a mixed relationship with teachers unions. yes, they are wholeheartedly, those unions, are in support of president obama's re-election as compared to mitt romney, but as arne duncan has implemented the administration's education strategy, teachers unions don't like some aspects of it. at some level the fact that a high-profile ally of president...
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this strike is not just about the city but education nation. >>> she survived pulley politics. shirl shirley sherard is here. it cob a landslide but only if voters can get to the polls. once again, it is this week in voters suppression. >>> good morning. i'm melissa harris-perry. nerdland, some talk about the big pink elephant in the room or how the big red elephant is getting stomped by the big blue donkey. it is looking good for president obama, real good. it is almost got us wondering about the possibility of a landslide. yeah, i said it. put an asterisk next to that almost, because i'm going to be returning to it later. what has us feeling so confidence about the president's chances on november 6th. one word that sums up the theme of bill clinton's convention speech last week. arithmetic. i am not talking about the millions and billions in the candidate's plans to fix the economy. i am thinking of a much smaller number that plays a much bigger part in the outcome of the election. 270. now, i know you all know about how the electoral college works. let's do a quick refresher
this strike is not just about the city but education nation. >>> she survived pulley politics. shirl shirley sherard is here. it cob a landslide but only if voters can get to the polls. once again, it is this week in voters suppression. >>> good morning. i'm melissa harris-perry. nerdland, some talk about the big pink elephant in the room or how the big red elephant is getting stomped by the big blue donkey. it is looking good for president obama, real good. it is almost got...
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around a set of goals for your country, goals in manufacturing, energy, education, national security, and the deficit. real achievable plans that will lead to new jobs. more opportunity. and rebuild this economy on a stronger foundation. that's what we can do in the next four years, and that is why i am running for a second term as president of the united states. only you have the power to move us forward. i recognize that times have changed since i first spoke to this convention. times have changed, and so have i. i'm no longer just a candidate. i'm the president. [ cheers and applause ] >> to talk about the president' speech, we are joined by cnn political strategists. >> hi, carol. hi, anna. >> i know it's been a long night and it's an early morning for you guys. we appreciate you being with us. the jobs report. disappointing. coming on the heels of the president's speech, how does that affect how voters kind of like took his speech, hillary? >> well, look, you know, i'm hesitant to sort of spin this too much so i'll lay it out straight. you know, we still had 29 straight months of
around a set of goals for your country, goals in manufacturing, energy, education, national security, and the deficit. real achievable plans that will lead to new jobs. more opportunity. and rebuild this economy on a stronger foundation. that's what we can do in the next four years, and that is why i am running for a second term as president of the united states. only you have the power to move us forward. i recognize that times have changed since i first spoke to this convention. times have...
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if you want more on the debate and the impact across the nation, head to cnn.com/education. >>> any minute mitt romney is expected to speak live in reno, nevada, before the national guard association. this after the republican faced criticism for not mentioning servicemen and women in his convention speech. we'll listen in, next. [ male announcer ] this is anna, her long day teaching the perfect swing begins with back pain and a choice. take advil, and maybe have to take up to four in a day. or take aleve, which can relieve pain all day with just two pills. good eye. your doctor will say get smart about your weight. i tried weight loss plans... but their shakes aren't always made for people with diabetes. that's why there's glucerna hunger smart shakes. they have carb steady, with carbs that digest slowly to help minimize blood sugar spikes. and they have six grams of sugars. with fifteen grams of protein to help manage hunger... look who's getting smart about her weight. [ male announcer ] glucerna hunger smart. a smart way to help manage hunger and diabetes. >>> developing now. we're get
if you want more on the debate and the impact across the nation, head to cnn.com/education. >>> any minute mitt romney is expected to speak live in reno, nevada, before the national guard association. this after the republican faced criticism for not mentioning servicemen and women in his convention speech. we'll listen in, next. [ male announcer ] this is anna, her long day teaching the perfect swing begins with back pain and a choice. take advil, and maybe have to take up to four in...
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and the highest in the nation. teachers pay only 3% of their health care costs and 71 cents of every dollar in chicago spent on education goes to teacher retirement, and only 60% of high school students end up graduating within five years and now, rahm emanuel is not backing down. >> i believe that what has been discussed over the last hundred plus meetings. over 400 hours, and is an agreement that is an honest compromise. and that respects our teachers, and does right by our kids and is fair to our taxpayers. >> all right, now, john tillman from the illinois policy institute is still with us. john, we've discussed the teachers, the union, the quality of education and the money. and i want you now, please, to put this teachers strike in the context of chicago as a business area, and illinois as an economy. go. >> yeah, 350,000 children were not in school and thousands upon thousands of parents, who normally would be working today who are not going be to be working are scrambling for day care, trying to find places
and the highest in the nation. teachers pay only 3% of their health care costs and 71 cents of every dollar in chicago spent on education goes to teacher retirement, and only 60% of high school students end up graduating within five years and now, rahm emanuel is not backing down. >> i believe that what has been discussed over the last hundred plus meetings. over 400 hours, and is an agreement that is an honest compromise. and that respects our teachers, and does right by our kids and is...
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bourbon national education goals. i am actually very grateful if you saw what i do today i have to be grateful. you should be, too. that president george w. bush supported, stayed alive for millions of people. and i have been honored to work with both presidents bourbon national disasters and aftermath of the south asian tsunami, hurricane katrina, the horrible earthquake in haiti. through my foundation both in america and around the world i'm working all the time with democrats, republicans and independents. sometimes i couldn't tell you for the life who i'm working with because we focus on the other problems and seizing opportunities and thought fighting all the time. [applause] so, here is what i want to say to you. here is what i want the people at home to think about. when times are tough and people are frustrated and angry and hurting and uncertain, the politics of constant conflict may be good. but what if good politics does not necessarily work in the real world. what works in the real world is cooperation. wh
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invest more in education. it is a choice between a politician who rewards companies that ship american jobs overseas or a leader who brings jobs back home. [cheers and applause] this is the choice before us. to me, to my generation, all the generations to come, our choice is clear. a choice is a man who has always chosen us. a man who already is our president -- barack obama. [cheers and applause] >> for more years! -- four more years! >> in the end, the american dream is not a sprint or even a marathon. it is a relay. our families do not always crossed the finish line in the span of one generation. each generation passes on to the next the fruits of their labor. my grandmother never owned a house. she cleaned other people's houses so she could afford to rent her own. but she saw her daughter become the first and her family to graduate from college. my mother fought hard for civil- rights so that, instead of in ma, i could hold this microphone. -- a mop, i could all this microphone. >> if you look at soft obam
invest more in education. it is a choice between a politician who rewards companies that ship american jobs overseas or a leader who brings jobs back home. [cheers and applause] this is the choice before us. to me, to my generation, all the generations to come, our choice is clear. a choice is a man who has always chosen us. a man who already is our president -- barack obama. [cheers and applause] >> for more years! -- four more years! >> in the end, the american dream is not a...
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"t >>> 8:35 now and we're back with "education nation," actor and author tony danza. he's written a new book about his experience in the classroom called "i'd like to apologize to every teacher i've ever had, my year as a rookie teacher at northeast high." tony danza, welcome back. good to see you. >> you, too, man. >> i remember you coming on the show and deciding to do this, to go into a classroom and teach for a year. just remind our viewers why you wanted to do it. >> it also has to do with the title about apologizing to every teacher because i wasn't -- i was like most kids. i didn't take advantage of it to -- i didn't -- i didn't really get it. i didn't see how it was going to relate to my life, and i didn't put my mind to it. i didn't take it seriously, and i wonder, like a lot of guys, what it would have been like now, neglect now what you know to get as. >> this wasn't some stunt. let's say you went and you taught tenth grade english in a huge high school. what was your experience like? was it different than you thought it would be? >> oh, it was -- it's so m
"t >>> 8:35 now and we're back with "education nation," actor and author tony danza. he's written a new book about his experience in the classroom called "i'd like to apologize to every teacher i've ever had, my year as a rookie teacher at northeast high." tony danza, welcome back. good to see you. >> you, too, man. >> i remember you coming on the show and deciding to do this, to go into a classroom and teach for a year. just remind our viewers why...